Lawsuits: Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office ignored safety of doomed helicopter
The morning of July 16, 2022, four first responders with the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office air support unit climbed aboard what lawsuits describe as a death trap. The three crew members who ...
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What we know about the military helicopter that collided with passenger jet near DC
An American Airlines jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near the nation's capital on ...
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Air traffic controller told helicopter to ‘pass behind’ commercial plane before fatal collision in D.C., recordings say
An air traffic controller told an Army helicopter to “pass behind” a commercial flight in Washington DC before the aircrafts collided Wednesday night, killing more than 60 people.
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Deputies arrest 2 men after radio tower burglary near Granite Falls
"SnoHawk5 returned to Taylor’s Landing to retrieve SnoHawk10—the Sheriff’s Office helicopter equipped with hoist capabilities. SnoHawk10 returned to the incident scene and hoisted the ...
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RCMP Black Hawk helicopter starts patrolling Alberta-U.S. border
With Canada continuing to face pressure from the United States to beef up border security, the RCMP says a Black Hawk helicopter started ... establishment of a new Sheriffs unit, the Interdiction ...
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Trade-in deal for aging Air One lets Erie County Sheriff's Office seek 2 new helicopters as replacements
CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. — The Erie County Sheriff's Air One helicopter has operated for two decades to help find car thieves and rescue injured or lost people. But later this year it could be gone ...
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Valérie André, first woman to fly helicopter rescue missions in combat, dies at 102
Valérie André, a French military officer, brain surgeon and licensed pilot who was believed to be the first woman to fly helicopter rescue missions in combat zones — during the French ...
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A Look At The History Of Bell Helicopter
Bell Textron Inc. is an American aerospace manufacturer headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas that produces military rotorcraft and commercial helicopters in Mirabel, Canada. Bell aviation is a pioneer ...
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Canadians will soon have to pay more for Bell services like phone and internet
Bell is hiking the prices of some of its TV, internet, and home phone plans next month. In an email statement sent in December, a Bell spokesperson confirmed that the price hikes would be ...
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How a Korean War helicopter pilot made Medal of Honor history
Lt. j.g. John Koelsch was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism as a rescue helicopter pilot during the Korean War. (U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command) During the Korean War ...
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Kathy Hochul proposes ‘bell-to-bell’ phone ban in NY schools that comes with surprise $13.5M cost to taxpayers
Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed a “bell-to-bell” ban on smartphones and other devices in her budget plan unveiled Tuesday — a prohibition that comes with a surprise $13.5 million bill. The eight ...
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Clip of helicopters not related to Mexican firefighters arrived in LA | Fact check
A Jan. 10 Instagram video (direct link, archive link) shows a fleet of helicopters flying through the sky. "100 Firefighters from #Mexico have arrived in #LosAngeles and being directed to the # ...